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Commodore VIC-20 replacement ROMs

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Drop-in replacement ROMs for the Commodore VIC-20

Designed by TheRetroChannel in Australia

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Drop-in replacement ROMs for the Commodore VIC-20

Due to the removal of de minimis on US imports and Tindie being unable to handle tariffs (and VAT for EU customers), the store has now moved to the Lectronz marketplace. These are designed as a drop-…

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Due to the removal of de minimis on US imports and Tindie being unable to handle tariffs (and VAT for EU customers), the store has now moved to the Lectronz marketplace.

These are designed as a drop-in replacement for the original aging and power hungry ROMs. Unlike other designs and 28 to 24 pin EPROM adaptors, these hide all the ugly stuff out of sight to provide the cleanest possible look.

Power consumption is around 4mA (20mW) vs the 85mA (425mW) of the original mask ROMs. As such these run completely cool and consume a fraction of the power, ensuring they will almost certainly outlast all the originals and help lower the overall tempreature of your machine.

Be sure to select the correct Kernal for your machine. NTSC uses a 6560-101 VIC and 14.31818MHz crystal, PAL uses a 6561-101 VIC and 8.867238MHz crystal

The character ROM comes in two flavours:

901460-03 - Standard drop-in replacement
901460-03+ - Switchable between regular VIC-20 font and C64 font via a small switch on the bottom of the PCB.

All boards are hand assembled and tested before shipping.

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TheRetroChannel Shipping Policy:

Shipping to the USA is currently unavailable due to chaos caused by removal of the de minimus exemption - sorry friends. Please note Tindie does not collect taxes or import duties/tariffs. You may be charged these fees by your government or shipping company when the parcel arrives in your country.

Quantity	Price
1-2	$18.00
3-4	$15.00
5+	$14.00

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Steven | July 24, 2025

Very Happy Customer!

Great communication, prompt shipping (even for coming half-way around the world), and excellent design. Would happily order from them again!

Response from TheRetroChannel | July 24, 2025

Thank you Steven, appreciate the review.

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